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Preexisting vs Preexistent - What's the difference?

preexisting | preexistent |

As adjectives the difference between preexisting and preexistent

is that preexisting is already in {{l/en|existence}} before (something else) while preexistent is existing previously.

As a verb preexisting

is present participle of lang=en.

preexisting

English

Alternative forms

* * pre-existing

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Already in before (something else).
    • English words with vowel pseudo-digraphs

    preexistent

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Existing previously.
  • Preceding existence.
    • a preexistent state
    (Pope)
    (Webster 1913)